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32322017 Oscars: Thank you for hearing mehttp://www.thedressdown.com/2017-oscars-red-carpet-fashion-best-dressed/
Mon, 27 Feb 2017 21:55:40 +0000http://www.thedressdown.com/?p=4084I don’t know anything about the logistics of red carpet arrivals. I assume there’s a hierarchy there, and the higher up you are, the later you get to arrive. This is why the tail end of every red carpet slide show is populated by TV presenters, before the recognisable but maybe not nameable faces start to trickle in, then BOOM, all of a sudden it’s a red carpet traffic jam and anyone who’s anyone comes pouring out of their limos at the same time. This is why Jennifer Lawrence can run into the Oscars five minutes before the show starts; Beyonce is always last to arrive at the Met Gala; and even after the BAFTAs had started I was still holding out hope that Ruth Negga was going to magically appear from somewhere and steal the red carpet. Embed from Getty Images For some bizarre reason, Ruth was one of the first to arrive at the 2017 Oscars, and when yours is one of the most eagerly anticipated dresses of the night, this is a strange move. I want to acclimatise myself with the trashier, more budget TV dresses and work my up up to the Valentinos and the ...

]]>2017 Oscars: What’s good, Dior?http://www.thedressdown.com/2017-oscars-red-carpet-problem-with-dior/
Mon, 27 Feb 2017 18:53:36 +0000http://www.thedressdown.com/?p=4077Answer: Not much. I’d hoped recent shake ups at Dior would lead to a stronger point of view when it came to their red carpet output, but evidently I was wrong. The Oscars is the biggest red carpet in the world, and at the 2017 Oscars Dior had three dresses out there. I can’t believe they’re happy with a one out of three batting average. I mean, don’t get me wrong, the one is quite something. This is incredible on Kirsten Dunst. That shape! Those pockets! The fit on the bodice leaves a little to be desired, but the overall effect is wowsa. Embed from Getty Images She could so easily and obviously have played into the vintage feel with a sharp cat eye, a lined red lip, a clean wave in her hair and some literal accessories, but my Kiki has a stronger sense of style and she’s completely made this her own. She’s brought the New Look silhouette bang up to date with a mess of tousled hair and a very on-trend softly smudged eye and matte lip. Embed from Getty Images That very pretty and unusual necklace by Niwaka is the icing on the cake. ...

]]>2017 Oscars: Fashion was the biggest loserhttp://www.thedressdown.com/2017-oscars-fashion-red-carpet-biggest-loser/
Mon, 27 Feb 2017 14:55:25 +0000http://www.thedressdown.com/?p=4065Not LA LA Land, fashion. Because that was a shit show. And I’m not just talking about the surprise Best Picture twist which is deservedly the thing the 2017 Oscars will be remembered for. They sure as hell won’t be remembered for the fashion. Ladies of Hollywood! Stylists of Hollywood!! What the hell happened?? Did you all put Price Waterhouse Cooper in charge of picking the dresses? Because apparently they have issues keeping track of duplicates, which could explain this: or even this: or, to an extent, this: Because — while not the worst or dullest looks at this year’s Oscars — these #twinning accidents are all emblematic of an almost across-the-board lack of imagination applied to Sunday’s red carpet. Ruth’s double up with Ginnifer Goodwin is extremely unfortunate. You could go decades waiting to see a high necked, long sleeved, fussy red dress show up on the Oscars red carpet; asides from it being an unconventional choice, there are few actresses with the style instincts to go there. Embed from Getty Images We know Ruth would go there. We know Ginnifer would go there. It’s just really bad luck that they both went there together, ...

]]>2017 Golden Globes: Best Dressedhttp://www.thedressdown.com/2017-golden-globes-best-dressed/
Sun, 15 Jan 2017 00:52:40 +0000http://www.thedressdown.com/?p=4048The 2017 Golden Globes were a veritable fashion feast, but just as there were some red carpet losers, there were some clear cut winners too. Here’s my top 5 looks from Sunday’s red carpet. Embed from Getty Images 5 – Isabelle Huppert in Armani Privé. So, I first set eyes on this, not on the red carpet (as IF the asinine live streamed US red carpet coverage would bother with a 63-year-old French actress), but when she pulled off the upset of the night by beating Natalie Portman to the award for Best Actress in a drama. The camera cut to Huppert, seated at her table, twinkling in a crystal covered bodice, and I thought, of course. Chanel. How French! Then she stood up and I caught sight of the ice blue wrap skirt and figured, hmmm. Maybe not. Embed from Getty Images It is, in fact, Armani Privé, and I hope she’s not hanged for treason because it’s gorgeous. It’s a skirt and top, and while the skirt is not my favourite thing the world (kinda bland, not fitting great, could stand to sit, like, half an inch higher on the waist) and I wish they’d figured ...

]]>2017 Golden Globes: Interestingly Playedhttp://www.thedressdown.com/2017-golden-globes-red-carpet-interesting-looks/
Fri, 13 Jan 2017 04:09:20 +0000http://www.thedressdown.com/?p=4033As previously mentioned, the 2017 Golden Globes red carpet felt risker than most. Some of those risks paid off, some of them… not so much. Embed from Getty Images Janelle Monae in Armani Privé Embed from Getty Images First of all, let me be clear. This is not a risk for Janelle Monae. This is some bog standard, going to the shops for milk stuff for Janelle Monae. Janelle Monae is not Julianne Hough. She will flirt with the worst dressed list and, I’m sure, laugh in its face if she lands herself on there. Embed from Getty Images But for a mainstream awards season red carpet, this is risky and tremendously fun. I love it. When you’ve got a sequinned bodice with a monochrome, net, puffball, polka dot skirt, the last thing it needs is to be high-low to boot, but Janelle always goes big or goes home with her red carpet concepts, and this is BIG. It’s all in. It calls to mind the Armani Privé Fall ’14 collection, which is the last time I recall them being this reckless with polka dots and tulle. (See Exhibit A, B, C, D, and so on…) That ...